GENDERBEND! HTTYD!

The Viking and the Dragon Maiden.

Chapter Seven; Something Horrible and Something Beautiful.

Ash's POV.

I couldn't sleep. I kept on thinking about everything that I've been told by Sharpshot, or the stuff I read in those books. Of how to approach them properly, how to befriend them. How to be a part of them. But what really had me going was this 'Red Death'. Infernia. I talked to Fishlegs about it, and he said that the Red Death was a Gigantic Dragon, one of the most powerful in existence. It was the size of a mountain. There was another name for it. The Seadragonus Giganticus Maximus. Fishlegs told me that they were three of the Legendary Gigantics that are very rarely seen. He even said that the chances of us seeing a Legendary Dragon was when Gobber's limps grew back.

Every time I fell asleep, I would think about what a Red Death could possibly look like. I keep seeing large, razor sharp teeth, claws deadlier then any battle Axe could ever be, and a thirst for blood. It sent shiver down my spine.

I closed my eyes, hoping that maybe the Red Death dreams would leave me alone.

No such luck.

I was in this dark forest, rain hit me full force, as I stared in terror at the darkness. Then six blood red eyes would glow in the dark and glare down at me, the red light in the eyes shining down on me, pupils slit as they continue to stare, before it's head was revealed and roar in my face.

It was a coward's way out, but I knew I stood no chance against this monstrosity.

I ran.

I ran as fast as my legs could carry me, as I heard stomping footsteps coming towards me, the force of the stomps almost making me loose my balance. I wasn't thinking. I climbed up a tree and grabbed the closest thing, like a branch or a rock, and wait for it to come to me. It took it's time, wanting for me to fear it, letting me know that no matter what I did, I would die.

Then I would hear a loud low rumble behind me, and turn to see it right in front of my face. It's jaws opened wide, and I saw no more.

I shot up gasping, sweat coating my skin. I could only moan as I covered my face with my hands.

This was getting ridiculous. Sure I've had nightmares before when I was little, but never this bad.

I felt a nudge on my shoulder and looked to see Stormfly looking at me with confused and concerned eyes. I smiled. I slowly reach my hand out to touch her beak. She stepped back a bit, crooning a bit, as if asking 'should I trust you?' before taking baby steps towards me, her head leaning closer...

Before her eyes turned to slits and she turned to the entrance of the cave, spines raised, before crooning in embarrassment when she saw it was just Toothless. I couldn't help but stare. When did he get here?

He seemed to smirk at what almost happened. I didn't see what the problem was. It wasn't like we were making out. That would just be weird.

I heard cheerful chirps, and smiled when Stormfly's offspring, which I learned were named Treeroot, Tailspin and Freefall, rushed over to him, begging for attention. He seemed to smile as nuzzled each of the three hatchlings, before freezing when Stormfly nuzzled the top of his head with her beak. And I could tell for certain, but I was sure that he was blushing right now.

I heard some mock coughing and looked to see Hicca leaning against the wall near the entrance. She was smirking at Toothless, who's blush, if possible, darkened. Then she looked at me, and blushed faintly, and I wondered why. I looked at myself, and found myself shirtless, revealing my scar riddled chest. Oh.

I walked over to where my tunic was and pulled it on, blushing myself. What in Loki is wrong with me?!

"Is there any particular reason why your here?" I asked, curious as to why she and her Dragon brother are here in the middle of the night, not that I minded the company. Wait. Did I just think that? Why is this happening to me?! Why did Hicca had to be so... nothing.

"I thought you might want to see something. Trancemare's first egg is about to hatch and I thought you and your friends might want to see." she told me, and I couldn't help but stare at her. Witness a hatching of a Dragon.

How could I refuse?

Several Minutes Later.

We all followed followed Hicca as we made our way towards some hot springs. Some other Dragons were on their way. And I noticed that most of them were literally glowing. I grabbed hold of Hicca's arm and stopped her in her tracks.

"Exactly what kind of Dragon is about to hatch?" I asked. I had a feeling I know, and that I wasn't gonna like it.

"A Flightmare." she said it. I stifled a groan as I heard Snotlout huff.

"Better sit this one out, Ash. Everyone know that when the Flightmares fly, the Hoffersons freeze. Just ask 'Frozen' Finn Hofferson. Right Ash?" he smirked, before noticing my death glare. If looks could kill, half the Monstrous Nightmare population would be gone by now.

"What is he talking about?" Hicca asked behind me, and Fishlegs bet me into answering.

"Every ten years, during Arvindal's Fire, a Flightmare would come and attack Berk. Ten years ago, Ash's uncle, Fearless Finn Hofferson went to attack it, but froze right in front of it, and was killed. He's been dub as 'Frozen' Finn Hofferson, and the family name has been shamed ever since."

My hands were shaking with anger as I remembered the day my favorite uncle died. It was one of the reasons why I trained so hard to kill Dragons. So I could find Hofferson's Bane, as people now called it, and take it down for killing my uncle. I was beginning to wonder what Hicca's reaction would be to all of this, before she placed a gentle hand on my shoulder, that sent my heart racing.

"I'm sorry about your uncle. But know that he was indeed fearless."

We all looked over at her in shock.

"What? But the coward froze right in front of it!" Snotlout exclaimed and I was ready to punch him for calling him such a thing, when Hicca said this.

"Flightmares are able to spray paralyzing mist at their enemies to temporarily freeze them, just long enough to strike." she told us, as we now stared at her in shock. Paralyzing spray? That was it? I knew my uncle wasn't a coward! He was paralyzed by it! The others went ahead of us, as me and Hicca stayed behind.

"Ash? Are you-" she didn't get to finish her sentience. Cause I pulled her close and hugged her.

I heard her squeak in surprise, and smiled at how cute it sounded.

"Thank you." I whispered softly into her ear, and I saw red slowly and steadily color her cheeks. She began to hug me back, and my smile grew brighter.

Before a Dragon like laugh interrupted us.

We jumped apart and looked to see Toothless and Stormfly looking at us, mischievous gleams in their eyes. Our cheeks glowed brighter as Hicca rushed over into the crowd, Toothless following close behind, a smirk on his face. If Dragons could smirk.

Stormfly walked over to me and looked at me, making suggestive coos at me. Oh, no she did not.

"Don't even think about it." I warned, pointing a scolding finger at her, before marching ahead, a chuckling Nadder coming right behind me.

I pushed through the crowd of Dragons, and stood beside Fishlegs and Hicca, who still had a bit of blush on her cheeks, and watched as a brilliant pink and violet Flightmare with hints of blue and orange lightly push a large blue egg into a small pool of hot water, before sitting next to a sand colored Flightmare with pink edges on the wings and tail. I'm gonna guess that that was Trancemare and her mate.

"Is that necessary?" I asked Hicca. She smiled amusingly.

"Trust me, it is. When Dragon eggs hatch, they explode." Okay. Remind me to stand clear if a Dragon egg started to hatch.

Some bubbles made themselves known, and then a cute, baby Flightmare with scale in all the colors of Arvindal's Fire swam up to the surface and climbed out of the pond. The others awed at the sight of something so cute. And I had to admit, it was pretty darn adorable. It's hard to believe that something that could be so scary looking, could start out so cute.

It wobbled across the floor, it's eyes struggling to open and it looked around. It yawned loudly, before finally opening it's eyes. Hicca smiled, before walking over to the father and stroked his head.

"Congratulations Bane. You are now a father to a handsome little boy." she praised and he purred.

Bane..? Now that I got a closer look at this Flightmare, Bane, I noticed that he looked a bit familiar. After a while, it hit me. This was Hofferson's Bane. This was the one that killed my uncle.

I should feel angry. But instead, I feel nothing. No anger, no blood lust. Nothing. Nothing but radiant peace as I stared into his eyes, which stared back. Not in savage hate, like it had when he killed my uncle. Instead, he was staring at me with guilt ridden in his eyes. He remembered me. And he was sorry for killing my uncle.

I couldn't be mad. I smiled and mouthed 'I forgive you'. He seemed to relax at my response and bowed his head in acknowledgment, before looking back at his son, who was surprisingly making his way towards me.

I stepped back in surprise. "Uh, no, go to them." I told him gently, pointing over to the Flightmare couple, who seemed to be smiling at their hatchling, which was still walking towards me. "No, to them." he kept coming towards me, before tripping on his own paws. I was fast enough to grab him before he hit the floor, before standing up fully and holding him at arms length. But he didn't want to be at arms length and proved that when he used his newly born strength to bring himself closer and nuzzled against my chest.

I heard the twins and Snotlout snicker as Fishlegs gushed at how cute he looked snuggling up to me, but I blocked them out, looking at the hatchling in surprise. This supposed killing machine had only just met me, and was curling against me, like I was his best friend. And Stormfly, a Deadly Nadder, which was supposed to kill me without a moments thought had been more like a sister I've never had. The Scauldron that healed me, the one that could have just left me to die from Nadder poison, healed me and brought me back from the brink of death.

All that stuff in the Dragon Manual. Everything about them that was 'extremely dangerous' and must be 'killed on sight' was wrong. All of it. We were the true demons. No, Infernia was. She cause all this with all her gluttony and heartlessness. She cause a war that started since Vikings first sailed to the Archipelago and went for three centuries, because we never had the chance to truly understand these magnificent creatures that were Dragons.

"Everything we know about you guys... is wrong." I whispered, looking at every single Dragon around us in a new light. These weren't vicious, mindless beasts that only emotion was hate and hunger. They were kind, gentle animals, who souls, reflected a certain Dragon Rider that was worming her way into my heart.

I turned to look at Hicca, who was smiling at me warmly. I smiled back, before turning to the Flightmare couple, who was looking at me with kindness and understanding. I slowly held out the now sleeping Flightmare, not wanting to wake him, to Trancemare, who seemed to smile and wrap her tail gently around his midsection and placed her in her wing, and the gesture reminded me of a mother holding a bundle that held her own baby, and it made me think about my own mother, and made me realize how long we were away.

I miss her.

I turned when I heard rumbling and purring, and looked to see Hicca talking to Bane. When they were done talking, he looked at me and seemed to smile, before walking over to his mate and son, the his position reminded me of a kind, loving father standing over his wife and child, and smiled before looking at Hicca who was smiling brightly.

"What?"

"Bane has already giving his newborn son a name." Wow, that was fast.

"What is it?" her smile just got brighter.

"Finn. He named him Finn." she smiled at my shocked expression, as I looked at the couple. Bane seemed to notice me looking at turn his head to stare at me, and spoke.

"Young Viking. What I did to you and your family in the past was unforgivable, and I know what I offer now wont nearly be enough. But to make up for all the misfortune, you have any and all Flightmares in the Northern Kingdom at yourself, and all your coming descendants' command." he bowed, as did Trancemare, and all the other Flightmares gathered around us, as all I could do was stare. He killed my uncle, and to make up for it, he plagued his and all Flightmares loyalty to me and the Hofferson name.

Bane raised his head, and looked at me with a new light in his eyes. A light of Loyalty. Before chirping at her mate and they flew off, I guess to their cave.

All the other Flightmares seemed to dissipate and head back to their own caves, leaving just me, Hicca, the gang and our Dragons.

"That was incredible." Fishlegs whispered, before yawning. "I guess it's time for me to..." he never finished his sentence as he fell asleep, and would have fallen on the ground, had not his Gronckle, Meatlug, got to him and place him on her back as he snore lightly.

The twins yawned as well, and their Zippleback, Barf and Belch, gently grabbed them by the back necks of their shirts and they fell asleep like that.

Snotlout seemed a bit sleepy too, and shivered at the slight cold that seemed to make itself known, and seemed surprised when the stubborn Nightmare, Hookfang, lowered his head and light himself alight, just enough to keep him warm, as he slowly got on his neck, and then fell asleep on his head.

I was a bit drowsy as well, and I began to sit down, before I felt myself get picked up by the scarf and placed on a scaly yet smooth back. Stormfly. I smiled sleepily, as she walked back to our cave. I looked back at Hicca, who was on Toothless, lent forward, resting her head on his drowsily. She noticed me looking and smiled sleepily and I smiled back, before Stormfly entered the cave.

Instead of plopping me in my hammock, she took me over to her nest, a slab covered in Garlic Grass and laid down. I slid off her back and leaned against her body. Her kids came over to us and laid down beside us. Freefall laid her head on my lap, and I smiled, patting her softly, as Stormfly wrapped her tail around us. I couldn't help but smirk.

"Your just a big softy, you know that?" she huffed, and spoke. "And you aren't? I saw how you were with Bane and Trancemare's boy." so she can speak as well. I should have known.

"And I'll be like that to all Dragons from now on. That, I promise." she smiled at me and laid her head down to sleep. I got more comfortable, and laid my head on her warm belly, and smiled.

Never again. Never again will I harm a Dragon. Never again will I think of them as beasts or Loki's spawn. If anything, they are Odin's blessing.

And if I ever see Berk again, I'll prove it.

And Odin helped anyone that will try to hurt any of these Dragons. Cause if anyone, be it this so called 'Red Queen' or even Stoick the Vast, hurt Stormfly, or her hatchlings, or the Flightmares, or Odin forbid, hurt Hicca, I'll give them Helheim.

Sorry if it was really short, but it'll still be good, trust me.